BJP Vs Congress On These Maharashtra Seats: Which Party Will Get Vote Of Confidence? – News18

Last Updated:November 19, 2024, 17:30 IST

Election in Maharashtra: BJP or Congress — Which party will the voters pick on November 20?

As part of the Mahayuti versus Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) fight in the Maharashtra assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are clashing on around one-fourth of the 288 seats.

The Mahayuti comprises the BJP, Shinde Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), while the MVA includes Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (Sharad Pawar).

In Mahayuti, the BJP is contesting 149 seats, Shinde Sena 81, NCP (Ajit Pawar) 59. The Congress has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (SP) 86.

Smaller parties, including the Bahujan Samaj Party and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), are also contesting, with BSP fielding 237 candidates and AIMIM 17.

While, in total, the BJP is taking on the Congress in 82 of the 288 seats, some of them are friendly fights, with more than the two parties at play. The direct tussle is on 76 seats. Most of these straight fights will occur in Vidarbha, where they will clash in 35 seats, followed by 12 in western Maharashtra, 6 in northern Maharashtra, 10 in Marathwada, and 14 in the Konkan region, which includes Mumbai and Thane.

A look at all seats where the BJP will fight the Congress in Maharashtra elections 2024:

1. Shahada: Rajesh Padvi (BJP), Rajendrakumar Krushnarao Gavit (Congress)
2. Nandurbar: Vijaykumar Gavit (BJP), Kiran Damodar Tadavi (Congress)
3. Nawapur: Bharat Gram (NCP Ajit Pawar), Shrikrishkumar Surupsingh Naik (Congress)
4. Dhule Rural: Ram Bhadane (BJP), Kunal Rohidas Patil (Congress)
5. Shirpur: Vilas Pawara (Congress), Ravindra Pawara (BJP)
6. Raver: Amol Jawale (BJP), Adv. Dhananjay Shirish Choudari (Congress)
7. Bhusawal: Sanjay Savkare (BJP), Dr. Rajesh Tukaram Manvatkar (Congress)
8. Amalner: Anil Bhaidas Patil (NCP Ajit Pawar), Dr. Anil Nathu Shinde (Congress)
9. Malkapur: Chainsukh Sancheti (BJP), Rajesh Panditrao Ekade (Congress)
10. Chikhli: Sweta Vidyadhar Mahale (BJP), Rahul Siddhivinayak Bondre (Congress)
11. Khamgaon: Akash Fundkar (BJP), Rana Dalipkumar Sanada (Congress)
12. Jalgaon Jamod: Sanjay Kute (BJP), Dr. Swati Sandip Wakekar (Congress)
13. Akot: Prakash Bharsakale (BJP), Mahesh Gangane (Congress)
14. Akola West: Vijay Agrawal (BJP), Sajid Khan Mannan Khan (Congress)
15. Dhamangaon Railway: Pratap Janardhan Adsad (BJP), Prof. Virendra Valmikrao Jagtap (Congress)
16. Amravati: Sulabha Khodke (NCP Ajit Pawar), Dr Sunil Deshmukh (Congress)
17. Tivas (Teosa): Rajesh Wankhade (BJP), Yashomati Thakur (Congress)
18. Daryapur: Gopal Chandan (BJP), Vijay Vilhekar (Congress)
19. Melghat: Kewalram Kale (BJP), Dr. Hemant Nanda Chimote (Congress)
20. Achalpur: Pravin Tayde (BJP), Anirudha Bablubhau Subhanrao Deshmukh (Congress)
21. Deoli: Rajesh Bakane (BJP), Ranjit Pratap Kamble (Congress)
22. Wardha: Pankaj Bhoyar (BJP), Shekhar Pramodbabu Shende (Congress)
23. Savner: Ashish Deshmukh (BJP), Anuja Sunil Kedar (Congress)
24. Umred: Sudhir Parwe (BJP), Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram (Congress)
25. Nagpur South West: Praful Vinodrao Gudadhe (Congress), Devendra Fadnavis (BJP)
26. Nagpur South: Mohan Mate (BJP), Girish Krushnarao Pandav (Congress)
27. Nagpur Central: Pravin Datke (BJP), Bunty Baba Shelke (Congress)
28. Nagpur West: Sudhakar Kohale (BJP), Vikas P Thakre (Thackeray) (Congress)
29. Nagpur North: Milind Mane (BJP), Dr Nitin Kashinath Raut (Congress)
30. Kamathi: Chandrashekhar Bawankule (BJP), Suresh Yadavrao Bhoyar (Congress)
31. Sakoli: Avinash Brahmankar (BJP), Nana Falgunrao Patole (Congress)
32. Gondia: Vinod Agrawal (BJP), Gopaldas Shankarlal Agrawal (Congress)
33. Amgaon: Sanjay Puram (BJP), Rajkumar Lotuji Puram (Congress)
34. Armori: Krushna Gajbe (BJP), Ramdas Masram (Congress)
35. Gadchiroli: Milind Narote (BJP), Manohar Tulshiram Poreti (Congress)
36. Rajura: Deorao Bhongle (BJP), Subhash Ramchandrarao Dhole (Congress)
37. Chandrapur: Kishor Jorgewar (BJP), Pravin Nanaji Padwekar (Congress)
38. Ballarpur: Sudhir Mungantiwar (BJP), Santoshsingh Chandansingh Rawat (Congress)
39. Brahmapuri: Krishnalal Sahare (BJP), Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar (Congress)
40. Chimur: Bunty Bhangadiya (BJP), Satish Manoharrao Warjukar (Congress)
41. Warora: Karan Deotale (BJP), Pravin Suresh Kakade (Congress)
42. Ralegaon: Ashok Uike (BJP), Prof. Vasant Chinduji Purke (Congress)
43. Yavatmal: Madan Yerawar (BJP), Anil Balasaheb Shankarrao Mangulkar (Congress)
44. Arni: Raju Todsam (BJP), Jitendra Shivajirao Moghe (Congress)
45. Umarkhed: Kishan Wankhede (BJP), Sahebrao Dattrao Kamble (Congress)
46. Bhokar: Sreejaya Ashok Chavan (BJP), Tirupati Baburao Kadam Kondekar (Congress)
47. Naigaon: Rajesh Sambhaji Pawar (BJP), Minal Niranjan Patil (Khatgaonkar) (Congress)
48. Deglur: Jitesh Antapurkar (BJP), Nivruttirao Kondiba Kamble (Congress)
49. Mukhed: Tushar Rathod (BJP), Hanmantrao Venjkatrao Patil Betmogarekar (Congress)
50. Hingoli: Tanaji Mutkule (BJP), Shyamrao Jagtap (Congress)
51. Partur: Babanrao Lonikar (BJP), Asaram Borade (Sena UBT), Balasaheb Akat (Congress)
52. Phulumbri: Anuradhatai Chavan (BJP), Vilas Keshavrao Autade (Congress)
53. Aurangabad East: Atul Save (BJP), Lahu H. Shewale (Congress)
54. Chandwad: Rahul Aher (BJP), Shirishkumar Vasantrao Kotwal (Congress)
55. Nalasopara: Rajan Naik (BJP), Sandeep Pandey (Congress)
56. Vasai: Sneha Dube (BJP), Vijay Govind Patil (Congress)
57. Bhiwandi West: Mahesh Choughule (BJP), Dayanand Motiram Choraghe (Congress)
58. Mira-Bhayander: Narendra Mehta (BJP), Sayyad Muzaffar Hussain (Congress)
59. Kandivali East: Atul Bhatkhalkar (BJP), Kalu Badheliya (Congress)
60. Charkop: Yogesh Sagar (BJP), Yashwant Jayprakash Singh (Congress)
61. Malad West: Vinod Shelar (BJP), Aslam Shaikh (Congress)
62. Andheri West: Ameet Satam (BJP), Ashok Jadhav (Congress)
63. Bandra West: Ashish Shelar (BJP), Asif Zakaria (Congress)
64. Sion Koliwada: Captain R. Tamil Selvan (BJP), Ganesh Kumar Yadav (Congress)
65. Colaba: Rahul Narwekar (BJP), Heera Devasi (Congress)
66. Shivajinagar: Siddhrath Shirole (BJP), Dattatrey Bahirat (Congress)
67. Pune Cantonment: Sunil Kamble (BJP), Ramesh Anandrao Bhagwe (Congress)
68. Kasba Peth: Hemant Rasane (BJP), Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar (Congress)
69. Shirdi: Radhakrishna Patil (BJP), Prabhavati J Ghogare (Congress)
70. Latur Rural: Ramesh Karad (BJP), Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh (Congress)
71. Latur City: Archana Chakurkar (BJP), Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh (Congress)
72. Nilanga: Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar (BJP), Abhaykumar Satishrao Salunkhe (Congress)
73. Tuljapur: Ranajagjitsinha Patil (BJP), Kuldeep Dhiraj Appasaheb Kadam Patil (Congress)
74. Solapur City Central: Devendra Kothe (BJP), Chetan Narote (Congress)
75. Akkalkot: Sachin Kalyanshetti (BJP), Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre (Congress)
76. Solapur South: Subhash Deshmukh (BJP), Dilip Mane (Congress)
77. Pandharpur: Samadhan Autade (BJP), Bhagirath Bhalke (Congress)
78. Karad South: Atul Bhosale (BJP), Prithviraj Chavan (Congress)
79. Kolhapur South: Amal Mahadik (BJP), Ruturaj Sanjay Patil (Congress)
80. Sangli: Sudhir Dada Gadgil (BJP), Prithviraj Gulabrao Patil (Congress)
81. Palus Kadegaon: Sangram Deshmukh (BJP), Dr Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam (Congress)
82. Jat: Gopichand Padalkar (BJP), Vikramsinh Balasaheb Sawant (Congress)